Project Grant DESC0024958

Vega Wave Systems Inc. was awarded a $206,500 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop radiation-hardened robotics for fuel inventory and inspections in nuclear reactor vessels. The grant will support Vega Wave Systems' work from June 2022 through March 2023 to create robots capable of withstanding high levels of radiation during operations to inventory used nuclear fuel and conduct safety...

Mach9 Robotics Inc. was awarded a $205,534 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science to conduct spatio-temporal mapping of nuclear facilities using mobile robots. This award falls under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and national security through scientific discoveries and tools. Specifically, Mach9 Robotics will deploy mobile robots to map the spatial and temporal...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,060,833 Cooperative Agreement to Genalpha Nuclear Technologies LLC to develop a "Structured Plasma Cell Thermionic Energy Conversion (SPACE-TEC)" system. This groundbreaking nuclear fuel technology is designed to directly convert nuclear heat into electricity, eliminating the need for a conventional power generation system such as a turbine generator. The project, titled "High-Efficiency...

The Department of Energy awarded the University of Tennessee a $3.2 million cooperative agreement from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027 under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA #81.121). The award will support research into innovative nuclear energy programs including the design and testing of new operator interfaces incorporating human factors for reliable hybrid plant operations. It will also fund the analysis of appropriate response procedures for...

Robot Nose Corp received a $205,545 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support work on ION MOBILITY - MASS SPECTROMETRY RAPID IMAGING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS. The grant period runs from June 28, 2021 through July 29, 2022 at the place of performance location in Lemont, Illinois. Through this funding, Robot Nose Corp will develop and apply ion mobility-mass spectrometry techniques to...

This $800,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121), will fund research, development, and demonstration activities at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The project aims to advance nuclear energy science and technology to meet U.S. energy, environmental, and national security needs. Specific areas of focus include existing...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to the Georgia Tech Research Corp, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Programs, with a performance period from September 13, 2024 to September 12, 2027. The grant supports research to evaluate the scalability of dose-based siting boundaries for multi-unit advanced reactor plants using a consequence-driven, physical security-informed framework. As...

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. was awarded a $199,977 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop the PLATYPUS wireless multi-sensor platform for dry spent fuel cask monitoring. The platform will incorporate multiple sensors to remotely monitor conditions of dry cask storage systems for spent nuclear fuel. Dynasil Corporation of America is the parent organization of Radiation Monitoring...

The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $2,499,220 Project Grant under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The grant supports university-led research and development initiatives focused on advancing nuclear energy technology, including maintaining existing reactors, developing advanced reactor designs, securing the nuclear fuel cycle, and expanding international nuclear energy cooperation....

This $704,136 Project Grant award from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) supports the "USE OF HYBRID TOOLS TO MODEL RISKS OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR TECHNOLOGIES UNDER A CHANGING CLIMATE" at the University of Maryland, College Park over a 3-year period from Mar 2024 to Mar 2027. The project aims to develop advanced modeling and simulation tools to assess the risks of next-generation nuclear reactor technologies in the...